Nick Colafella

Nicholas A. Colafella
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 15th district
In office January 6, 1981[1] – November 30, 2002[2]
Preceded by	Fred Milanovich
Succeeded by	Vincent Biancucci
Personal details
Born	January 13, 1939 (1939-01-13) (age 72) West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Frances
Alma mater	Youngstown University Duquesne University University of Pittsburgh

Nicholas A. Colafella is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

He is a 1956 graduate of Aliquippa High School.^[3] He earned a degree in education from Youngstown University in 1962, an M.Ed. from Duquesne University in 1965, and a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Pittsburgh.^[3]

Prior to elective office, he served as a dean at the Community College of Beaver County.^[4] In 1978, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district.^[5] He was first elected to represent the 15th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1980, a position he held until his retirement in 2002.

He was named to the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission in 2004.^[6]

References

1. ^ "SESSION OF 1981 - 165TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1". Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1981-01-06. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1981/0/19810106.pdf. 
2. ^ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2002
3. ^ ^{a b} "Nicholas A. Colafella (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20020225154435/www2.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/memberinfo/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=15. 
4. ^ Stac, Barbara White (1980-04-19). "4 Race for Milanovich's House Seat". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=80QNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3760,3971181&dq=nick+colafella. 
5. ^ "Colafella in Race". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 1978-02-17. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ht0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2650,829343&dq=nick+colafella. 
6. ^ "The Commission - Nicholas A. Collafella". Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5nY8HkJCX. 

External links

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Nicholas A. Colafella (Democrat) official PA House profile (archived)

Persondata
Name	Colafella, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1939-01-13
Place of birth	West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death